Antares DLR-H2: New DLR research aircraft takes off using fuel cell propulsion

In its search for new ways to reduce fuel consumption and pollutant emissions from air traffic, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology puts its hopes in fuel cell technology. In the context of its aeronautics research programme Lufo IV, the Ministry has commissioned DLR to conduct the required development activities. The goal of the research is to develop fuel cells for a reliable on-board power supply for wide-body airliners.

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